十八 ❀

[naicha]

phone!

Um, ehehe! Wei, it's Taiwan... If anyone heard anything about me _{um, kissing other people and stuff} a week ago, let's just forget about it, okay? I'll forget about whatever you said, too! You probably forgot about it, though, but just in case you remember... Ah, but if it's a good thing, then you can be sure that I'm definitely remembering it! _{[ You can't see it, but she nods. ]} Mm. Yeah!

_{[ oh gaaaasp ]} I forgot! Um, I was wondering... how can you tell if someone's a vampire? I have to know. It's important!

_{[ wait she's not finished ]} Ohhh, wait! I was thinking about this the other day, you know! Mayfield... doesn't have a Chinese restaurant. _{[ says it like it's the most depressing thing ever ]} So I thought, hey! Maybe I should open one up! But I don't have a place where I can set it up. I could use the basement, but Japan keeps all his weird stuff there. _{[ haha weird ]} Ah, but I'd have to worry about where to get the ingredients, too. _Aiya...

action!

<sub>[ She got her clothes back in the mail today! You don't know how happy this makes her.

A Taiwan usually goes out looking like this. But why is she making the extra effort to look good? Why is she in such a good mood? Why is she on her way to Bunker Street? And why does she look so serious when she finally gets there?

She's on a mission... shhhshshhshh only background music now. ]

[ B But sometimes, she also goes out wearing shirts like this. Not necessarily with long sleeves, mind you. I mean, in this weather? That's stupid.

... Why is she kicking the gumball machine outside the grocery... ]</sub>

Eating coins is bad!

<sub>[ Oh. ]

[ C In the afternoon, Taiwan passes by the building of the Zemekis Corps. Offices. She stands there for a while, hands on her hips. Then, she points at the building and shouts, ]</sub>

I'm on to you!

Comments

[naicha]

I don't like him. He lets me buy only eleven items at a time. _{[ gosh!! ]}

[imoutos]

Eh? Only eleven at a time? ... Why? [ she looks a little confused but hey if Taiwan says it's a problem it probably is!! ]

And.. um, if you can't really talk to him I could go ask.. m-maybe.

[naicha]

I don't know! It's a dumb rule, it really is... Ah. You'd do that for me?

[imoutos]

O-of course! [ she nods. ] It's a little scary, but.. um, if it's for Taiwan-san, I think I have to do it..

[naicha]

_{[ It reflects badly on Taiwan that Nadeko has to do this for her, you know... but she goes with it anyway. ]}

Nadeko, jiayou! Don't let him scare you!

[imoutos]

[ She does look somewhat happy to help out, really, even if she's socially awkward forever and feels sort of scared at the thought of talking to that guy.. ]

A-alright! I'll do my best..! Um, what does 'jiayou' mean, though?

[naicha]

_{[ Consider it part of Taiwan's master plan to get the moe house out more. Yep. ]}

It means "work hard!" and "good luck!" Hehe, you can do it, Nadeko.

[imoutos]

[ Taiwan just needs an evil cat and mustache now to complete her notorious villainery.. ]

... Hmm.. Jiayou! [ She repeats it to herself, almost as a sort mantra to gather courage. ]

[naicha]

_{[ well she does have a cat now for a mustache. ]}

Yeah, just like that. If he tries to do anything to Nadeko, don't worry. I'll be right behind her!

_{[ best... not!mom...... ]}

[imoutos]

[ that one might be a little harder to acquire.. ]

F-for sure? ... In that case.. [ She looks a little more nervous again. ] D-do you really think he'd try to do anything to me, Taiwan-san..?

[naicha]

Well, if he's a drone, then he must've done something bad to deserve it. And when they get punished with droning, it wears off after a while, you know. So there's that!

_{[ she should really stop unintentionally making nadeko excessively worry ]}

[imoutos]

[ especially since Nadeko is starting to freak out more and more at confronting a guy like that.. ]

I-i-in that case, I don't know i-if I'm strong enough to take on a b-bad person like that..

[naicha]

Don't worry. I told you, I'll be right behind you!

_{[ Idea. ]} I can hold your hand if you like!

[imoutos]

[ Her expression lights up a little again at that idea. ]

... Ah, p-please! I think I should be able to do it if Taiwan-san is with me, holding my hand..

[naicha]

Yeah! _{[ holds Nadeko's hand! ]} Now Nadeko will be safe from all the bad guys.

_{[ Koyomi told her to protect Nadeko's moe, after all... ]}